Arturo Toscanini -

: He conducted the first-ever performances of Leoncavallo's Pagliacci and Puccini's La Bohème , The Girl of the Golden West , and Turandot .

Letter to Arturo Toscanini from Bruno Walter - NYPL Digital Collections arturo toscanini

: In 1936, he traveled to Tel Aviv to conduct the first concerts of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (then the Palestine Symphony) in solidarity with musicians fleeing Nazi persecution. 📀 Notable Recordings and Works : He conducted the first-ever performances of Leoncavallo's